SAFe® DevOps Practitioner — Requirements & Free Practice
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SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
Licensing authority: Scaled Agile, Inc.
Initial by examination
- Access
- Log in to SAFe Studio, open Learning Plans & Exams > In Progress and the relevant class Learning Plan. The instructor must confirm attendance before the examination can be launched. Course registration provides examination access; no independently purchased course-free SDP option is evidenced by the explicit eligible-program list.
- Attempt Window
- First two examination attempts are included when taken within 60 days of course completion. Access expires at 11:59 PM in the account time zone. Extensions are not offered; if the window is missed a Retake purchase is required. An exam still running when access expires will not have its results saved.
- Availability
- Access is through the eligible learner's Learning Plan. No applicable examination-version end date was published in the checked current sources; a specific future date or seat is not guaranteed.
- Award
- Passing the certification examination grants the renewable individual SAFe DevOps certification and shareable digital badge; course completion and practice-test participation are distinct. Certification is renewed yearly.
- Candidate Agreement
- Review and accept the Candidate Agreement; accurate registration, candidate identity and applicable fees are required.
- Course Requirement
- Attend the SAFe DevOps course in its entirety and participate in its hands-on activities. The advertised course lasts two days and is instructor-led, remotely or in person. Course FAQ states there are no course prerequisites; the course page describes familiarity with engineering and systems architect infrastructure.
- Exam Conduct
- Web-based, closed book, no outside assistance; timed in one sitting. The timer continues after exit; unanswered questions are incorrect. Passing score 73%.
- Language
- English examination; complete the course in the same language.
- Retakes
- $50 additional attempts. Third overall attempt: immediately after the second failed attempt; fourth: 10 days after the first retake; fifth: 30 days after the second retake; subsequent attempts: 30-day waiting periods.
SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
- Provider
- Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Format
- Multiple-choice, single-select; web-based, closed book, no outside assistance
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 45.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- 73%
- Exam fee
- First two attempts included in course registration if taken within 60 days of course completion; additional attempts $50 each.
Examination outline
The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.
Introducing DevOps — Official range: 13–15% (Practice allocation: 14%)
- Explain the problem to be solved
- Define DevOps and its benefits
- Explain continuous security and testing
- Summarize the SAFe CALMR approach to DevOps
Value Stream Mapping — Official range: 15–17% (Practice allocation: 16%)
- Explain the purpose of mapping a Value Stream
- Analyze the health of your development value stream
Continuous Exploration — Official range: 25–27% (Practice allocation: 26%)
- Create Solution hypotheses
- Summarize how to collaborate and research Customer needs
- Define how to architect the Solution for continuous delivery
- Demonstrate how to synthesize Solution ideas into ART Backlog Features
- Utilize WSJF to prioritize a DevOps backlog
Continuous Integration — Official range: 15–17% (Practice allocation: 16%)
- Explain how to develop the Solution
- Summarize how to build continuously
- Plan how to test end-to-end
- Summarize how to stage the Solution for deployment
Continuous Deployment — Official range: 15–17% (Practice allocation: 16%)
- Summarize how to deploy to production
- Explain how to verify the Solution
- Plan how to monitor the health of the Solution
- Explain how to respond and recover
Release on Demand — Official range: 11–13% (Practice allocation: 12%)
- Explain how to release value to Customers
- Summarize how to stabilize the Solution
- Explain how to measure the business value
- Summarize how to learn from feedback and relentlessly improve
Examination sources
- Exam Study Guide: SDP (6.0) - SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
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- Exam Study Guide: SDP (6.0) - SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
Exam Format — scoring and submission
- Exam Study Guide: SDP (6.0) - SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
Exam details table — Duration, Number of Questions and Passing Score
- Exam Study Guide: SDP (6.0) - SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
Exam Format — timer
- Exam Study Guide: SDP (6.0) - SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
Requirements
- Exam Study Guide: SDP (6.0) - SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
Exam details table — Delivery, Access, Cost and Retake Fee
- Exam Study Guide: SDP (6.0) - SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
Exam details table — Retake Policy
- General Exam FAQs
Policies & Processes — Can I take an exam without taking the course?
- General Exam FAQs
How do I access my course exam?
- General Exam FAQs
Can I take the exam in a different language from the one I took the course in?
- General Exam FAQs
When does my exam expire?
- General Exam FAQs
When does my exam expire? — IMPORTANT
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